Kevin Peterson, Washington County engineer, was honored at the March 14 County Board meeting for receiving the 2017 American Society of Civil Engineers Young Engineer of the Year Award. With him are commissioners Gary Kriesel, District 3, Karla Bigham, District 4, and Fran Miron, District 1, Peterson, Don Theisen, public works director, commissioners Lisa Weik, District 5,and Stan Karwoski, District 2. Also with him are Wayne Sandberg, county engineer and deputy public works director, Frank Ticknor, design engineer, and Cory Slagle, assistant county engineer.

Kevin Peterson, an engineer in the Washington County Public Works Department, has been granted the 2017 American Society of Civil Engineers Young Engineer of the Year Award.

Students from the K-12 online public school Minnesota Connections Academy collected coats, personal items and food donations for Face to Face during the school’s Winter Warm Up event. Pictured left to right are Remington Foust— the 7th grade Student Council representative, Campbell Foust— the 3rd grade Student Council representative, teacher Emily Johnston, 12th grader Kailey Trottier— 12th grader Student Council president, and Stephanie Foust deliver items to Face to Face in St. Paul.

Maplewood’s Kailey Trottier and her fellow MTS Minnesota Connections Academy student council members recently hosted a Winter Warm Up event at their K-12 online public school’s St. Paul headquarters.